■ Head to head: In the only matchup this season, the host Kings bested the Bruins in a shootout, 4-3, Jan. 16.

■ Miscellany: Doughty has a plus-15 rating and ranks fifth among NHL defensemen in scoring. The No. 2 overall pick in 2008 has 40 points in 52 games . . . Brown has become a force along the boards with 192 hits this season, good for third in the NHL . . . Despite not registering a point in 2009-2010, enforcer Raitis Ivanans has done his fair share of damage. The left wing ranks 11th in penalty minutes and averages just 24:52 on the ice between fights.